Ontario. Farm Products Quality Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Farm Products Quality Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Farm Products Quality Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1979-1982

      History

      The Farm Products Quality Branch was established on February 1, 1979 in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food from the amalgamation of the Milk Industry Branch and the Farm Products Inspection Branch. The branch became part of the Marketing Division. The Farm Products Quality Branch was divided into two sections; the Milk Section and the Fruit and Vegetable Section. In 1982 the branch was divided to form the Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Branch and the Dairy Inspection Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Farm Products Quality Branch was responsible for the regulation and inspection of farm products in Ontario. The branch administered the regulative work pertaining to the milk industry and farm products other than milk including tobacco, honey, maple syrup, Christmas trees and tomato seedlings.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food (1972-1994)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA68

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food controls Ontario. Farm Products Quality Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1979-1982

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Branch (1982-1990)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1067

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Branch is the successor of Ontario. Farm Products Quality Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dairy Inspection Branch (1982-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1171

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dairy Inspection Branch is the successor of Ontario. Farm Products Quality Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Milk Industry Branch (1973-1979)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1179

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Milk Industry Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Farm Products Quality Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1173

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1979-1982

          KWIC Index to Services, 1981/1982

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24

          Archivist(s):
          Lisa Singer